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" May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country. "
Zebulon Pike
Heaven
Smile
Memorial Day
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" I cannot consent to be led three or four hundred leagues out of my route, without its being by force of arms. "
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Consent
Four
Three
" With the dreary season in which we travelled part of the route; with our minds much more actively employed in forming resources for our preservation from famine. "
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" There's intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism. "
Michael Ignatieff
Patriotism
Intense
Feeling
" I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux. "
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Manners
Numbers
Account
" Owing to the difficulty of obtaining horses, Mr. Henry returns from this place. In descending the Mississippi I will request him to pay his respects to you. "
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Will
Difficulty
Him
" The village had a mill near it, situated on the little creek, which made very good flour. The population consisted of civilized Indians, but much mixed blood. "
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Good
Little
Village
" Among various demands and charges I gave them, was, that the said flag should be delivered to me, and one of the United States' flags be received and hoisted in its place. "
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Flag
Me
United States
" Few Indians only had breech cloths, most being wrapped in buffalo robes, otherwise quite naked. "
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Buffalo
Only
Few
" There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America. "
William J. Clinton
Cannot
Right
Wrong
" A young man who is here speaks the Panis language, and in many other respects, is preferable. "
Zebulon Pike
Here
Man
Young
" It was the wish of the Americans that their red brethren should remain peacefully round their own fires, and not embroil themselves in any disputes between the white people. "
Zebulon Pike
Red
Own
People
" A discontented young fellow, filled with self pride; he certainly should have considered it an honor to be sent on so respectable an embassy as he was. "
Zebulon Pike
Honor
Pride
Self
" I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. "
Nathan Hale
Country
Lose
Life
" I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory. "
Alexander Smith
Victory
Memorial Day
Remembered
" What I can do for my country, I am willing to do. "
Christopher Gadsden
Am
Memorial Day
I Can
" Give immediate instruction to all your posts in said territory, under your direction, at no time and on no pretence to hoist, or suffer be hoisted, the English flag. "
Zebulon Pike
Suffer
Time
Said
" If we go to Chihuahua we must be considered as prisoners of war? "
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Chihuahua
War
Prisoners
" True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going. "
Robert Reich
Patriotism
America
Burden
" On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian. "
Zebulon Pike
Occasion
Indian
Further
" As America celebrates Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those who have given their lives in our nation's wars. "
John M. McHugh
Day
America
Memorial Day
" A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle. "
George William Curtis
Loyalty
Mountains
Patriotism
" They were conspiring to desert us in the night and steal some of our horses... we engaged a spy. "
Zebulon Pike
Us
Spy
Desert
" Why cannot we correct the baneful passions, without weakening the good? "
Zebulon Pike
Without
Why
Good
" There had so lately been a large force of Spanish cavalry at the village, which had made a great impression on the minds of the young men, as to their power, consequence, which my appearance with 20 infantry was by no means calculated to remove. "
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Power
Village
Men
" Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade. "
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Animal
Parade
Military
" At the lodge the chief gave me many particulars which were relative to the late visit of the Spaniards. "
Zebulon Pike
Gave
Which
Visit
" Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. "
James Bryce
Country
Well
Strong
" The preparations for my new voyage prevented the possiblity of my paying that attention to the correction of my errors, that I should otherwise have done. "
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Voyage
New
Done
" I was informed... that some... were dreaming and wished to return. "
Zebulon Pike
Dreaming
Return
Some